Longmont Recreation Center

We were blown away by the pool and rock climbing facilities. Traveling from California, it was wonderful to have a place for my 4,8 and 9 year old to play for hours.

I started working out w classes a couple years ago. I fell in love with cindys step class on tues and thurs (shes no longer there…)?.
First off the pool area is fun for kids. However, swim lesson quality is hit or miss. You might get the manager who does an awesome job, or a teenager that is simply there for the pay check.
Basketball and t ball were fun for my 3 yr old son. However, last summer I was hoping he was old enough to play a bit more intense. as were other parents who signed their same age children up for basketball that was much below our standards. They were old enough to be put on teams and play games yet they were doing useless drills w too many kids crammed Into the class.
Same experience w kids soccer… over crowded and chaotic!
Now that we live in broomfield the rec offers t ball: tues practice and thurs games through the summer. more organized and effective.
Locker rooms are consistently dirty. hair all over shower tiles.
My biggest complaint is the new tues step instructor that does not seem to know what shes doing. Repetitive w few options to intensify things.
The weight area is tiny. the machines are few. scattered. .
In comparison to Broomfield where the entire downstairs level has weights, upstairs has cardio machines in a separate area. locker rooms are very clean.
The Longmont rec used to work for me.

This is a really nice recreation center. The pool is wonderful for kids! There are slides, waterfalls, fountains, a «river rafting» area, plenty of room in the shallow end, and a hot tub and a lap pool for adults. There is a dry sauna and a wet sauna. The rock climbing area has very friendly staff who were so kind and helpful with my four year old who loves to climb. The childcare area is super-​nice so mom and dad can have some time to work out! I’ve used the elipticals and have always been able to use one without a wait. They have classes that look interesting to me, but I’ve only been to one NIA class that I loved! I tried a personal training session which was great to have available at a reasonable cost too! I think this center is a real plus to living in Longmont, Colorado.

My child had a blast with the pool’s water slides. I’ve only used the pool area but we had a great time.

My husband and I joined the rec center about a month ago. The center is very nice and well kept for a community center! I have been to many classes (sculpt & tone, kickboxing, Zumba, pilyoga and cardio sculpt) and the instructors have been motivational and knowledgeable. We have been at different times on many days and there are always workout machines to use.
We haven’t used the pool yet but it looks nice. The locker rooms are nice and clean, including the steam room. The only negative is a large communal shower. We look forward to trying out the rock climbing wall and aqua classes.

Adult Ballroom Dancing — Instructor Chris «The Dancing Giant»
My fiancé and I just took our first class last night. There were only four couples total and the instructor’s minimum is five couples but he was willing to conduct classes. We all agreed to four one hour long classes as compared to five 45 minutes classes.
The instructor tells you straight out that if you are looking to just learn a dance then he is not the instructor for you. He teaches the full on mechanics, etc. As a female with years of childhood dancing, I appreciate this approach. I have only been to one other ballroom school and none of these intricacies were told to me. There is a lot of pressure (literally) created between you and your partner so that you can move as one entity and who knew that walking could take so much thought?
The guy has a sense of humor and is encouraging. I have a very tall fiancé (6′ 5″) and it set him at ease that the instructor was comparable in height.
Towards the end in started getting a little warm in there, but on any given day I could spontaneously combust anyway.
If you sign up for a class wear appropriate dress shoes — «for the real experience. You won’t be out dancing in your tennis shoes now will you?» My fiancé and another guy took off their shoes and danced in socks.
I truly believe that I will be getting high caliber instruction here!

The Longmont Recreation Center is a clean facility with good weight equipment that is kept in good repair and its cheap. The problem with the rec center is that if you want to do a weight workout it is CROWDED and there is not a lot of equipment. I can’t comment on the classes, they are not my thing. But, the weight equipment, while relatively new and in good shape is almost inadequate for all but the most basic workouts. Add to that the wait for most equipment and its just hard to get a good workout there.

With the Erie Community Center closed for maintenance, Longmont Rec honored our passes.
In comparison, it’s larger than ECC and I just attended a water aerobics class, so my review is based off my limited experience.
The front desk was friendly and helpful in directing me to the locker room and pool. The locker room was big and had lots of lockers.
The floors walking out the pool area were a bit slippery.
I wish there was a place on the wall to hang my towel in the pool area (I just put it on a small bench).
The water aerobics instructor was nice but didn’t get in the water. I don’t know if this was due to the size of the class (maybe 12 people?) or for some other reason.
It was fun to have music to work out to — short tracks like you would hear in RPM or Body Bump. The class seemed more focused on cardio than strength.
The water was colder than what I’m used to, but I’m sure is refreshing on a really hot day.
The biggest draw-​back for me was the community shower. One because it wasn’t private and two because the shower heads were more of a mist.

Has a lot of fitness equipment, an indoor track, pools, kiddie pool, rock wall, and basketball courts.